Reply To: Brain: dualism of consciousness.

[Rezwan]

Glen is a great guy. If only we could get him on our board of advisors.

It has, indeed, been a long and winding road to fusion, and it’s still not clear how much longer this road will wind. A definite message challenge.

tcg wrote: The intent of the article seems to be to present another approach to fusion power other than the NIF or Tokamak, but the article ends on a clearly pessimistic note, talking about multi decade timeframes and “miracles” they would need. They did make passing mention of two pB11 projects, but nothing about the DPF. Unfortunately, the same lugubrious tones pervade most of the writings about fusion these days.

Clearly these people need to have some good news to chew on. Perhaps soon they might get some.

Good news would be good for all groups.

Just spoke with someone at LIFE (Laser Inertial Fusion Energy) who noted that success in one fusion endeavor would breed it everywhere. A solid achievement with the lasers might open up funding all around. The problem he sees is that fusion is associated with failure, not success.

The folks at LIFE are hoping for ignition within a couple of years. And they are hoping that this will encourage the field of fusion as a whole. If it’s possible one way, it may become more worthwhile to pursue other avenues. A solid public win might ease up the constricted funding scenario.